Fresse-sur-Moselle
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 31.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 18 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fresse-sur-Moselle (INSEE 88188) is in Vosges (88), part of CC des Ballons des Hautes-Vosges. Population 1,662 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/88188-fresse-sur-moselle
Vitality score
Vitality score 31.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 18 % of the 10,866 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.24 | 10 | 2.41 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CHEZ LES COUSINES). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LUCAPERO - BAR A COCKTAIL MOBILE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE DES PETITS ERUDITS). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE THOMAS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (FRESSE SUR MOSELLE LPAC AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (FLORINE COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING AU BON ACCUEIL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket, 2 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | ALDI MARCHE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | CHEZ LES COUSINES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LUCAPERO - BAR A COCKTAIL MOBILE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE DES PETITS ERUDITS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE THOMAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | FRESSE SUR MOSELLE LPAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | FLORINE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 3 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING AU BON ACCUEIL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,777 (2012) → 1,662 (2023): -6.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,242 (1990) → 1,662 (2023): -25.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,076, of which 13.5 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Thillot): 1.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Thillot): 1.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Thillot): 1.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Fresse-sur-Moselle): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Fresse-sur-Moselle): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 91 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BASSE-S-L-RUPT weather station, 13.5 km away at 445 m; the village itself is at 525 m. [10]
The village sits 80 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.89 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VAGNEY, 18.7 km away at 805 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 280 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 2,069 mm of rain a year, spread over 161 days — about 12.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LE MENIL, 5.7 km away at 665 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88188/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88188/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88188/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 88188/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88468
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 88188
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fouilloy | 80 | 386 km NW | 1,723 | 40.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laroque | 34 | 499 km SW | 1,668 | 40 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 19 % |
| Saint-Marcel | 36 | 423 km W | 1,514 | 31 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pocé-sur-Cisse | 37 | 437 km W | 1,711 | 45.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 23 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Pêchereau | 36 | 421 km W | 1,744 | 30.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guarbecque | 62 | 436 km NW | 1,381 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fouilloy | 80 | 386 km NW | 1,723 | 40.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Pêchereau | 36 | 421 km W | 1,744 | 30.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Marcel | 36 | 423 km W | 1,514 | 31 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guarbecque | 62 | 436 km NW | 1,381 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pocé-sur-Cisse | 37 | 437 km W | 1,711 | 45.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 23 % · humidity 79 % |
| Laroque | 34 | 499 km SW | 1,668 | 40 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 19 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Fresse-sur-Moselle's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramonchamp | 88 | 4.0 km NW | 1,815 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Joncherey | 90 | 42 km S | 1,451 | 28.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morvillars | 90 | 38 km S | 1,113 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Méziré | 90 | 39 km S | 1,255 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Béard-Géovreissiat | 01 | 210 km SW | 1,048 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bitschwiller-lès-Thann | 68 | 22 km E | 1,986 | 44.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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